2015–16 NBA G League season
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The 2015–16 NBA G League season was the 15th campaign of the NBA’s official minor league, notable for league expansion and the debut of several new franchises.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2015–16 NBA Development League season | 1 |
| 2015–16 NBA G League season canonical | 1 |
| NBA D-League 2016 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5747231 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2015–16 NBA G League season Context triple: [Raptors 905, inauguralSeason, 2015–16 NBA G League season]
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2014–15 NBA G League season
The 2014–15 NBA G League season was a professional basketball campaign in the NBA’s official minor league, notable for featuring several new or rebranded teams and serving as a key development platform for NBA prospects.
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2022–23 NBA G League season
The 2022–23 NBA G League season was the NBA’s official minor league basketball campaign during which teams competed for the G League championship, ultimately claimed by the Delaware Blue Coats.
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2015–16 NBA season
The 2015–16 NBA season was the league campaign in which the Cleveland Cavaliers, led by LeBron James, captured their first NBA championship with a historic comeback in the NBA Finals.
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2020–21 NBA G League season
The 2020–21 NBA G League season was the NBA's official minor league basketball campaign held in a single-site "bubble" environment at Walt Disney World due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NBA G League
The NBA G League is the National Basketball Association’s official minor league, designed to develop players, coaches, and officials while testing new rules and initiatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 2015–16 NBA G League season Target entity description: The 2015–16 NBA G League season was the 15th campaign of the NBA’s official minor league, notable for league expansion and the debut of several new franchises.
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A.
2014–15 NBA G League season
The 2014–15 NBA G League season was a professional basketball campaign in the NBA’s official minor league, notable for featuring several new or rebranded teams and serving as a key development platform for NBA prospects.
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B.
2022–23 NBA G League season
The 2022–23 NBA G League season was the NBA’s official minor league basketball campaign during which teams competed for the G League championship, ultimately claimed by the Delaware Blue Coats.
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C.
2015–16 NBA season
The 2015–16 NBA season was the league campaign in which the Cleveland Cavaliers, led by LeBron James, captured their first NBA championship with a historic comeback in the NBA Finals.
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D.
2020–21 NBA G League season
The 2020–21 NBA G League season was the NBA's official minor league basketball campaign held in a single-site "bubble" environment at Walt Disney World due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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E.
NBA G League
The NBA G League is the National Basketball Association’s official minor league, designed to develop players, coaches, and officials while testing new rules and initiatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | basketball season ⓘ |
| allStarGame | 2016 NBA D-League All-Star Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allStarGameCity | Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allStarGameDate | 2016-02-13 ⓘ |
| allStarGameMVP | Jimmer Fredette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allStarGameVenue | Ricoh Coliseum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champion | Sioux Falls Skyforce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfYear | Dan Craig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfYearTeam | Sioux Falls Skyforce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| endDate | 2016-04-02 ⓘ |
| expansionTeam |
Greensboro Swarm
NERFINISHED
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Long Island Nets NERFINISHED ⓘ Raptors 905 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windy City Bulls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expansionTeamNote | Some listed expansion franchises were announced around this period but did not all begin play until later seasons ⓘ |
| finalsFormat | best-of-three series ⓘ |
| finalsMVP | Jarnell Stokes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalsResult | Sioux Falls Skyforce defeated Los Angeles D-Fenders 2–1 ⓘ |
| league | NBA Development League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostLossesNumber | 30 ⓘ |
| mostLossesTeam | Delaware 87ers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostWinsNumber | 40 ⓘ |
| mostWinsTeam | Sioux Falls Skyforce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextSeason | 2016–17 NBA Development League season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | marked continued expansion of NBA Development League franchises ⓘ |
| notableRecord | Sioux Falls Skyforce set then D-League record for wins in a season with 40 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfGamesPerTeam | 50 ⓘ |
| numberOfNBAAffiliatedTeams | all 19 teams ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 19 ⓘ |
| officialMinorLeagueOf | National Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | 2015–16 NBA Development League season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playoffQualificationFormat | top 8 teams by record regardless of conference ⓘ |
| playoffsEndDate | 2016-04-28 ⓘ |
| playoffSeriesFormat | best-of-three in all rounds ⓘ |
| playoffsStartDate | 2016-04-05 ⓘ |
| previousSeason | 2014–15 NBA Development League season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regularSeasonBestRecord | Sioux Falls Skyforce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regularSeasonMVP | Jarnell Stokes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Los Angeles D-Fenders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 15 ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startDate | 2015-11-12 ⓘ |
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Subject: 2015–16 NBA G League season Description of subject: The 2015–16 NBA G League season was the 15th campaign of the NBA’s official minor league, notable for league expansion and the debut of several new franchises.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Raptors 905
this entity surface form:
NBA D-League 2016
this entity surface form:
2015–16 NBA Development League season